Time is very important in our lives．But it never had any importance in my life until I  1  a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任)．It  2  me the importance of time in my life．

I got this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the  3  at 9:00 a.m. to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However, I forgot it  4  I was playing with my friends．Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I  5  my uncle, but I was late for him．He had got out of the plane and  6  a taxi to my fathers house．

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m.  7 ．My father looked at me angrily．I said “hi” to him and my  8  uncle．My father asked me to sit  9  him and handed me this watch which was a gift from  10 ．It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver．Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun  11  your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  12  ．” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again．Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder (提醒物)for you．I hope today you have learned something  13 ．”

I learned a lesson from my father：to respect(尊重) time and  14  be late．The watch is important to me, not because of its  15 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it．

1．A．bought                  B．received               C．borrowed                      D．broke

2．A．learned                  B．found                  C．sent                       D．told

3．A．airport            B．school                 C．hospital                  D．station

4．A．when                    B．because               C．if                           D．though

5．A．saw                      B．forgot                  C．remembered           D．met

6．A．got                        B．caught                 C．invited                   D．taken

7．A．one day before       B．the next day         C．the same day          D．the other day

8．A．surprised               B．tired                    C．nervous                 D．lonely

9．A．next to                  B．around                 C．behind                   D．away from

10．A．us                       B．him                     C．them                      D．you

11．A．of                        B．for                      C．with                             D．about

12．A．words                 B．actions                 C．play                       D．fun

13．A．important             B．interesting            C．expensive                D．wonderful

14．A．never                   B．usually                 C．sometimes              D．often

15．A．look                    B．price                    C．size                       D．weight

Time is very important in our lives．But it never had any importance in my life until I  1   a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任)．It  2  me the importance of time in my life．

    I got this gift on a gray - sky day. I had to go to the  3  at 9:00 am to pick up my uncle. Ali and take him to my father's hoarse. However, I forgot it   4  I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I   5  my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and   6  a taxi to my father's house.

    I got to my father's house at 2:00 pm  7  . My father looked at me angrily. I said "hi" to him and my  8  uncle. My father asked me to sit  9  him and handed me this watch which was a gift from  10   . It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver. Then he said,"Essa, did you have fun  11   your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  12  . "I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn't do it again. Then he said ,. " This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something  13  "

     I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and  14  be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its   15  , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

 1. A. bought            B. received          C. borrowed           D. broke

 2. A. learned           B. found             C. sent                 D. told

 3. A. airport            B. school            C. hospital              D. station

 4. A. when             B. because           C. if                 D. though

 5. A saw               B. forgot            C. remembered                D. met

 6. A. got               B. caught            C. invited              D. taken

 7. A. one day before      B. the next day       C. the same day          D. the other day

 8. A. surprised          B. tired              C. nervous              D. lonely

 9. A. next to            B. around            C. behind               D. away from

 10. A. us               B. him              C. them                 D. you

 11. A. of               B. for               C. with                 D. about

 12. A. words            B. actions            C. play                 D. fun

 13. A. important         B. interesting         C. expensive             D. wonderful

 14. A. never            B. usually            C. sometimes             D. often

 15. A. look             B. price              C. size                  D. weight

The task(任务)of students is to study．But studying __21__a right way, or we will waste(浪费)time or __22__．The following are some ways of studying .The best time for reading is in the morning ,___23__ in the morning the air is fresh and the mind is clear．

__24__studying,we must have patience(耐心).If we have not __25__ a text well，we must read it again.We should not read the next one until we have learnt the first one．

When we are __26__，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get __27__    from the book that we are reading

We must always __28__“why” If we can’t understand something well，write it down and ask our teachers，parents or friends

Though there are many __29__of studying，the above will be quite enough if we can __30__them in heart and do so.

9.A. ways       B skills         C. articles       D .chances